Using a sentiment stamp to create a background can help “support” the main greeting. I often do this by stamping repeatedly with a light ink, such as Hero Arts Soft Sand Ink. This is also another way to get more from your sentiment stamps. Want to find the perfect “supportive greeting” for a background? Check out the other sentiments on the stamp set your main sentiment comes from. There are often a few that fit together, like here…

Tip #3: Cut up your sentiments.

One great way to get more life out of your cling and clear sentiments is to cut them! (No, you won’t hear them scream.) Then you can rearrange the words to be multiple lines or even a shorter greeting like “thank you” instead of “thank you very much.” In this example, I actually cut the sentiment and replaced part of it with the large globe image. It totally makes this otherwise-nothing-special card a bit more interesting.

As always, stunning cards and fantastic tips! Love all your suggestions – and I really, really need to get over having my stamps ‘colour kissed.’ Perhaps a selection of HA inks will help – and just in case, I’ve added them to my wish list! Thanks for the inspiration!!
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Hi Jennifer,
Thanks so much for the tip! The 3rd tip, I had heard that from the Wonderful Kristina Werner on one of her video’s and of course I just gasped…when she cut her stamp! I actually did it! I cut my stamp to make a custom greeting for my husbands Father’s day card and you know what…my stamp was ok, it went right back togather..imagine that..lol..Thought I’d share that with you. As always, love your cards, the globe one is great! Thanks agian for sharing your great creations and knowledge!

Thank you for your great tips..I always smile when you mention cutting up stamps because I remember reading about this tip you gave years ago and at the time I was shocked. But I totally see how great it looks.

Good tips, good reminders although still can’t bring myself to cut up my sentiment stamps yet. Off topic but are there any plans for showing your new studio? I’d love to drool over it, given the chance